Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gov zee left Rlcnmo"u To-Day 10 at'eou
the Weldon, N. c., fair.
Il is said that the New York buck shops
are preparing to organize clearing house
association.
II Buffalo, N. Y, yesterday, c J. Hamlin
drove his two famous mares, Bell HamlIn
and Justni, a mile in 2:lS.
Fourteen persons were made dangerously
i'll in Pittsburg by bad milk. and three OF
them came near dying, but they are all re-
covering.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and family left Ma
con, Ga, yesterday for Beauvoir on spe.
cial car deliberately decorated with flowers,
baatiDg and flags.
John c. Emo, the fugitive New York bank
president has purchased the residence at
Lake BEAUFORT, Quebec, which he occupied
last summer, FOR $4,000.
An engine attached to freight train
struck street car in Allegheny CITY yester'
day evening, and two passengers, Wno
jumped from the car, were caught unoer Tue
wheels of the engine and ground to death.
The remains of Surgeon Arthur, OF the
Navy, who was killed by fall from train
at Lynchburg, on Wednesday, were carried
to Washington yesterday and were takenIn
charge by Surgeons Ruth and drihn' OF Tue
Navy.
certificate was filed in the county
clerks Office at New York Yesterday, setting
forth that the Western Union Telegraph
Company through its directors, has increased
its capital IS, 100000. This makes the total
stock $50 .2O0,O 900.
The negotiations for the sale Of he New
York Graphic have been concluded, and
syndicate Of wealthy capitalists in New
York and Philadelphia have finally secured
control of the paper. The arrangement
will keep the Graphic an independent DEM
ocratic journal.
| Several masked men stopped the east.
bound Salt Lake express on the Denver and
Rio Grande road a few miles east OF Grand
| Junction, CAL. about one o'clock yesterday
morning and relieved the passengerso of their
money and valuables. They failed to open
the cafe in the express car, but mail pouches
were cut and registered packages and let
tiers opened. The train was allowed to pro-
coed, after being delayed over an hour. and
the robbers took to the mountains
at Newport. R. l., yesterday, during the
torpedo experiments, while star torpedo
was being run out from boat in which were
seven or eight officers and men, it suddenly
exploded before 1t had been immersed IN
the water The shock was tremendous,
startling the city and shaking The buildings
along the harbor front. The boat was bad
| ~ stove, and the men had to use much ex-
ertion to reach the wharf before sho sank.
Two of the men were very badly injured.
On September 81, muiny broke out
in tho barracks CT the Zepita bat
TALON, at Trujllo, Peru. and two companies
escaped to the mountains, after mortally
wounding the captain of the guard and kill
ing the sentry. The mutiny was caused by
the payment of the soldiers in paper
instead of silver. The authorities followed
! the mutineers out about three leagues
into the country where fight took
place, in which several were killed. The
sergeant who lead the mutiny was captured
and shot.
A large meeting of democratic knights of
labor who participated in the labor demon
stration of the previous night in Washing
ton was held last night. The attendance
was mainly composed OF printers, who de-.
sired to protest against the ticky manner in
which they had been led into seemingly
sanctoning by their presence denunciation
of Hon. e. T. Jackson, candidate of the
democratic party for Governor Of Maryland.
Mr.. E c. Crump, of Virginia, presided over
tho meeting Resolutions eulogistic of MIR.
jackson were adopted.